The One and Only Texas Wind Boom Wind power has transformed the heart of fossil-fuel country. Can the rest of the United States follow suit? Rolan Petty stabbed at the dirt with a boot toe and looked up at the broiling west Texas sun. “I call it farming on faith,” he said of his unirrigated … Continue reading The One and Only #Texas Wind Boom
PJM to connect 500 MW in Maryland offshore wind power US Wind Inc. has proposed a 247.8 MW MFO (64.4 MWC) offshore wind facility to be located in the Atlantic Ocean about 14 miles off the coast of Ocean City, Maryland. A September 2016 study on the the project from PJM Interconnection said that PJM … Continue reading PJM to connect 500 MW in Maryland offshore wind power
Wind and solar power enjoy a decade of massive growth: World Energy Council Renewable sources of power including hydroelectric and solar represent around 30 percent of the world’s total capacity and 23 percent of total global electricity production, according to a new report from the World Energy Council (WEC). In a news release, WEC said … Continue reading Wind and solar power enjoy a decade of massive growth: World Energy Council
Wind capacity growth clouds ERCOT market outlook With wind turbines accounting for an increasing share of the capacity mix in Texas’ wholesale power market, the certainty around market outcomes is diminishing. “The [Electric Reliability Council of Texas Inc.] market is now more dependent on random weather than ever,” ICF analysts wrote in an upcoming report. … Continue reading Wind capacity growth clouds ERCOT market outlook
‘Wind is more cost-competitive than solar (in ERCOT) but the gap is closing significantly every quarter’ FIVE MINUTES WITH Mark Noyes, president and chief executive, ConEdison Development ConEdison Development is an unregulated subsidiary of Consolidated Edison, the oldest and one of the largest US investor-owned energy companies. It is a leading owner of PV capacity … Continue reading ‘Wind is more cost-competitive than solar (in ERCOT) but the gap is closing significantly every quarter’
Food Waste Could Store Solar & Wind Energy Saving up excess solar and wind energy for times when the sun is down or the air is still requires a storage device. Batteries get the most attention as a promising solution although pumped hydroelectric storage is currently used most often. Now researchers reporting in ACS’ Journal … Continue reading Food Waste Could Store Solar & Wind Energy
Competition from wind and solar affects TX coal-fired electricity industry The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis published a research report describing how the coal-fired electricity industry in Texas is in decline and unlikely to recover in the face of rising competition from other energy sources. The report—“The Beginning of the End: Fundamental Changes … Continue reading Competition from wind and solar affects TX coal – fired electricity industry
Wind Power Finally Getting Out From Solar’s Shadow Solar power has been getting all of the proverbial sunlight for the last few years. Most of the focus and attention from environmentalists, regulators, and others has been on solar. There are numerous pure-play solar companies from SolarCity to First Solar. Solar is commonly used in residential … Continue reading Wind Power Finally Getting Out From Solar’s Shadow
ERCOT panel OKs automatic wind, solar operating plan updates Current operating plans in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas would be automatically updated with the next seven day’s forecast for wind and photovoltaic solar generation under a rule change approved by ERCOT’s Technical Advisory Committee Thursday. A qualified scheduling entity — a market participant that … Continue reading ERCOT panel OKs automatic wind, solar operating plan updates
Swepco issues RfP for 100 MW of wind August 18 (SeeNews) – US utility AEP Southwestern Electric Power Co (Swepco) has launched a Request for Proposals (RfP) for up to 100 MW of wind power capacity. The American Electric Power (NYSE:AEP) subsidiary seeks to purchase of wind assets that can be put into commercial operation … Continue reading #Swepco issues RfP for 100 MW of wind
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